Dice-casting container



June 19, 1923. 1,459,196

H. R. COSSITT ET AL TING conmmmz Filed may 24. 1922 F 4 i' H; mum: NW 7/wjiH/H/W m lM/ENTORS I #6444 4. 6mm

Patented June 19, 1923.

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HAROLD R. COSSITT, OF ALAIJEDA, AND JOSEPH SINEL, OF SAN FRANCISCO,CALI- FORNIA, ASSIGNORS, BY DIRECT AND REESNE ASSIGNIK'IENTS, TO NINETYNINE PUBLISHING COBEPANY, INCORPORATED, OF CARSON CITY, NEVADA, ACORPORA- TION OF NEVADA.

DICE-CASTING CONTAINER.

Application filed May 24,

T all 712710772 2'15 may concern Be it known that we, HAROLD R.Cossi'r'r and Josnrn SINEL, the said Cossi'r'r a citizen of the UnitedStates and the said SINEL a citizen of New Zealand, residing, the saidCossir'r at Alameda, in the county of Alameda and State of California,and the said SLNEL at the city and county of San Francisco, State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dice-Casting Containers, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to the class of containers in which playingelements, such as cubes or dice, are promiscuously rolled about and fromwhich they are cast for the chance determination of results. The objectof our invention is to provide a container of this nature adapted forthe safe storage of the casting elements when not in use, and theirconvenient withdrawal for use, and furthermore to attain this object inintimate association with the cups or vessels in and from which thecasting is effected.

To this end our invention consists in the novel dioe-casti11g-containerwhich we shall now describe, by reference to the accompanying drawingsin which Fig. l is a perspective view of the storing cage of thecontainer.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the inner casting cup.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the outer casting cup.

Fig. l is a vertical section of the nested cups and storing cage,showing the playing elements in the cage.

l is the storage cage, comprising a body, the lower portion of whichforms a chamber to receive and store the playing elements 2, and theupper portion of which is provided with capacious side openings 3, and acover a fitted with a top handle 5.

6 is the inner casting cup and 7 is the outer casting cup. The innercasting cup is of such dimensions that it nests snugly within the outercup, but with suflicient freedom for ready withdrawal, and its length issuch that its top lies a little below the top of the outer cup. Thestorage cage fits snugly but with 1922. Serial No. 563,252.

freedom for withdrawal, in the inner cup, the cover 4 of the cagefitting within the mouth of the outer cup and resting on the top of theinner cup.

By referring to Fig. 4, it will be seen-that when the several parts ofthe container are assembled, the casting elements 2 are safely andconveniently stored by being confined within the completely inclosedinterior of the storage cage 1, and the whole device presents a unitarystructure, ready for use when occasion requires.

When such occasion arises, the handle 5 is grasped and the storage cage,with its contained playing elements is lifted from and clear of thenested cups. Then by tilting the cage the casting elements may be rolledout therefrom through its side openings 3, thus removing them for use.The two cups are then separated one from the other, and thereupon thecasting elements previously removed from the cage 1 are divided betweentwo players, one of whom places his element or elements in cup 6 and theother places his in cup 7, and thereafter each player uses his own cupin casting, or the same casting elements may be used by each playersuccessively in the cup he has appropriated; -or, if the cage 1 beassembled with only one casting cup, such as 6, said cup may be used bythe players alternately.

When their use is ended, the elements may be returned to the cage andall the parts reassembled.

The various parts ofthe container may have any suitable shape in crosssection, but a polygonal section is preferred, thereby adaptin thecasting cups for a more thorough agitation of the dice.

We claim 1. A dice-casting container comprising an open-top cast-ingcup; and a storagecage for casting-elements, adapted to be nested in thecup, said cage having its lower portion peripherally closed, its upperportion having peripheral openings, and its top having a cover adaptedto rest upon and form a closure for the open top of the cup.

2. A dice-casting container comprising an open top outer casting cup; anopen top inner casting cup nested in the outer cup With its top belowthe top of said cup; and a storage cage for casting-elements, adapted tobe nested in the inner cup, said cage having its 5 lowerportionperipherally closed, its upper portion having peripheral openings, andits top having a cover adapted to fit Within the open end of the outercup and rest upon the open end ofthe inner cup and form a, closure forboth cups. 10

In testimony whereof We, have signed our names to this specification.

HAROLD R. OOSSITT. JOSEPH SINEL.

